UNIVERSITY OF
RICHMOND, Va. - The University of Richmond Spiders baseball team had its
11-game win streak come to an end on Tuesday afternoon at Pitt Field, losing a
wild, 12-10 decision to the George Mason Patriots. With the setback, the Spiders fall to 11-4 on
the season while Mason improves to 11-4 on the year.

Junior Jacob Mayers led the way for Richmond at the plate,
collecting a pair of doubles while driving in three. Freshman Eric Flanagan also had two hits and
drive in two, while redshirt junior Matt Zink had a hit, two RBIs, and two runs
scored on the day. Senior Bryan Conway
had two hits and a RBI, while classmate Phil Ruzbarsky hit his seventh home run
of the season.

On the mound, sophomore Andrew Brockett (0-2) took the loss
for the Spiders, as Mason climbed out of a 10-4 hole by scoring eight
unanswered runs in the eighth and ninth innings. Getting the start, sophomore Andrew Blum
tossed five innings, allowing four runs - just one earned - while striking out
a career-high eight batters.

After Mason scored a run in the first, the Spiders seized
control of the game in the bottom of the third, scoring six runs while sending
12 batters to the plate. The frame was
highlighted by a two-run double from Mayers and RBIs coming from Conway,
Flanagan, and Zink.

Holding a 6-1 lead, Richmond added to its cushion in the
bottom of the fourth. Ruzbarsky started
the scoring with a solo shot over the fence in center field and Flanagan plated
another with a RBI single, giving the Spiders a 8-1 lead after four innings.

George Mason scored three times in the top of the fifth, but
runs in the fourth and fifth for Richmond made the score 10-4 in favor of the
Spiders headed to the top of the eighth.

In the eighth is where the Patriots would start their rally,
scoring five times in the frame to cut the lead to just one, 10-9. In the bottom of the eighth, Richmond had a
chance to add to its lead, but left runners on first and second.

In the ninth, Mason completed its comeback on a three-run
home run off the bat of Nick Allen, taking a 12-10 lead in to the bottom of the
frame. With two outs, senior Chris
Cowell reached base with his second hit of the day and was then joined on base
after Ruzbarsky drew a walk.
Pinch-hitter Cory Moheit would foul out to the GMU first baseman,
however, securing the come-from-behind win for Mason.

The Richmond Spiders baseball team will be back in action
this Friday when it begins a three-game, weekend series with the Princeton
Tigers. First pitch on Friday is
scheduled for 3 p.m. at Pitt Field.